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The Kamnara of Sakwa are making ground to build for future generations

Greetings from the Kamnara of Sakwa! The Kamnara people of Sakwa on 27th December 2024 gathered at Village Park, Ajigo (near Bondo). Hosted by Kwaka Joseph, they hearkened to the consultative forum call, arriving in good numbers and early enough for a successful day. The gathering was chaired by Mr. Nying’ro James Onyango, a former (retired) assistant commissioner of Police. The introductions were excellent. The genealogies were mentioned in reverence, lengthy ones applauded. And courtesy of Enos Oyaya’s book, “Kamnara my people”, anyone who would need help had the documentation. Oyaya had launched the Kamnara book on 30th December 2022 at his home in Kamnara Mwalo, an event that gathered Vakamnara from far and wide. “What can we do that the generations to come will benefit from?” This was the clarion Mr. Kwaka Joseph called on all to fashion their minds to. And issues were raised in the fields of Education, health, agriculture, enterprise, politics and more that the swift dholuo would...

Discordant Voices; Luvai's translation

Here comes a bit more than transliteration.

MIOYO LUGANO LUGANO GIMBUHI.

Dada, mioyo lugano lugano gimbuhi
Ngihulira mu liavukana
Sigiveeye muvuhambaani

Mulala gung'usaa nyenye
Kumanya goosi vugira kweera

Ugundi gungayitsa ubuhinda, ubunyali no luyali
Vioosi nivivoheywe mu lududu lwa mavaha madoto
Mu ligotwa litaveeye nelihenda.

Ugundi nagwo gunangiranga mirembe gitabimwa
Ubwikutsiri vugira vuvitiriri
Ubuhambani mu goosi nende liegomba agayanzizaa geng'ine.

Dada, yaga gavoola ki?
Mwoyo gwange mwene goveeye ki?
Ni mwoyo ki gugiingi ageligali?
Manya ndi mwoyo gwo vugadi?

Muyiingu ive, muyanze wange,
Ulavula kudidikanira lisoma
Nokumiramira agakiri kulaviritswa no kudinyiritswa,
Nkano, Anzigale, wakamanyi
Kuva mwoyo no kuhulira mioyo lugano lugano.

Original Poem by Chahilu.

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